hbsahu

Academic Identity

Orcid Id

0000-0002-0338-7664

Scopus Id

7003538569

Researcher Id

N-4285-2017

Google Scholar Id

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Himanshu Bhushan Sahu

Professor & Dean AR (Dean Alumni Relations and Resource Generation)

Mining Engineering

(+91) 661 246 2606 , 3606

hbsahu[at]nitrkl.ac.in

Biosketch

39

Publications

5

16

Consultancy Projects

16

Doctoral Students

3

Continuing Education

10

PG Dissertation

Personal Information

Prof. Himanshu Bhushan Sahu

Professor

Mining Engineering

Joined in Jan 1996

Room Number: MI-104

Department of Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

Education Qualification

Ph.D.(ISM, Dhanbad)

Experience

Laboratory Development

Gas Testing Laboratory, Approved by DGMS, Gas testing Chamber
Water Quality Analysis Laboratory, Partial Support from MCL Project, UV Visible spectrophotometer, Flame Photometer, Multi parameter water quality analyzer etc.

Expertise Information

Research Group

Mine Environment

Areas of Interest

Mine Environment and Safety Engineering, EIA, Environmental Management in Mining, Spontaneous Heating of Coal, Solid Fuels and Clean Coal Technology

Projects

Development of a sustainable material using chromite mine overburden and other industrial wastes for stowing or backfilling of underground mines in Sukinda Valley, Odisha.

MINISTRY OF MINES,NEW DELHI

Principal Investigator

18 months

Running

Sponsored

Development of a technique for the treatment and control of acidity of water in mine sumps of MCL using waste material.

MAHANADI COALFIELDS LTD

Principal Investigator

36 months

Completed

Sponsored

Embedded Electronics System for real time Mine Process Monitoring

JINDAL STEEL & MINES TENSA

Co-Investigator

18 months

Completed

Sponsored

Bearing capacity enhancement of sub based of open cast coal mine haul road with stabilised fly ash based composites and evaluation of the resilient modulus approach

CSIR

Co-Investigator

48 months

Completed

Sponsored

Investigation and modern studies...Safety studies

MHRD

Principal Investigator

14 months

Completed

Sponsored

Scientific study during development of seam-IV using Continuous Miner Technology at Bicharpur Underground Coal Mine

TMC Mineral Resources Private Limited

Co-Principal Investigator

30 May 2022 - 29 May 2023

Running

Consultancy

Analysis, prevention and control of slope failure in Putulipani Quarry of Gandhamardan Block B Iron Ore Mines

OMC

Co-PI

26 Oct 2021 - 31 Dec 2022

Running

Consultancy

Surface runoff management study of Barsua-Taldih-Kalta Iron Mines (ML-130) covering an area of 2564.323 Ha

Barsuan iron Ore mine SAIL RSP

Principal Investigator

17 Aug 2021 - 31 Dec 2022

Running

Consultancy

Physical quantity verification of different minerals at different working mines of Odisha Mining Corporation and establishment of conversion factor

OMC

Principal Investigator

06 Jun 2022 - 31 Dec 2022

Running

Consultancy

Scientific study for the determination of specific gravity of coal and spontaneous heating susceptibility of coal at Talabira II & III OCP, NLC

NLC India Ltd.

Principal Investigator

03 Feb 2022 - 31 Dec 2022

Running

Consultancy

Assessment of Environmental damage due to illegal mining and preparation of the restitution and restoration plan where illegal extraction of soil, morum, and sand has taken place as ordered by the Hon’ble NGT in O.A. No. 55/18/EZ filed by Sasee Bhushan Patnaik and others Vrs State of Odisha and others

Office of the Collector and District Magistrate, Kendrapara

Principal Investigator

01 Nov 2020 - 31 Oct 2021

Completed

Consultancy

Study of surface runoff in respect of Kodingamali Bauxite Mine

OMC

Principal Investigator

31 Aug 2019 - 31 Dec 2020

Completed

Consultancy

Hydraulic flow and surface runoff study of M/s Jindal Stainless Ltd., Kalinga Nagar, Odisha

Jindal Stainless Ltd

Principal Investigator

22 Aug 2019 - 31 Dec 2020

Running

Consultancy

Scientific study on rain water harvesting and recharging of ground water in Bangur Chromite Mine

OMC

Principal Investigator

15 Oct 2017 - 30 Aug 2020

Completed

Consultancy

Scientific study on rain water harvesting and recharging of ground water in five opencast mines of Odisha Mining Corporation

OMC

Principal Investigator

01 Apr 2017 - 31 Mar 2019

Completed

Consultancy

Scientific Study on Rain Water Harvesting and Recharging of Ground Water in Respect of Bangur Chromite Mines, OMC

OMC

Principal Investigator

09 Oct 2017 - 08 Oct 2018

Completed

Consultancy

Study of surface and ground water management at Baphlimali bauxite mine

UAIL

Principal Investigator

01 Sep 2015 - 31 Dec 2017

Completed

Consultancy

Scientific study of drainage pattern and management of surface runoff at Sukinda Chromite Mine

Tata Steel Ltd.

Principal Investigator

01 Aug 2015 - 31 Jul 2017

Completed

Consultancy

Study of mine-wise surface runoff from mines of MCL and preparation of management plan

MCL

Principal Investigator

01 Jan 2015 - 30 Jun 2017

Completed

Consultancy

Study of washability characteristics of Gare Palma IV/8 coal mine

Technoblast Mining Corporation

Principal Investigator

01 Aug 2016 - 30 Jun 2017

Completed

Consultancy

Scientific study of drainage pattern and management of surface runoff at South Kaliapani Mine

OMC

Principal Investigator

15 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2017

Completed

Consultancy

Continuing Education

Technological Developments, Safety and Environmental Management in Mining Department of Mining Engineering, NIT Rourkela

Mining Engineering

Coordinator

07 Mar 2022 - 11 Mar 2022

Brochure

Short-term Course

Environmental Management In Iron And Manganese Mines

Mining Engineering

Coordinator

29 Jan 2013 - 31 Jan 2013

Brochure

Short-term Course

Challenges in Safety and Environmental Management in Mines (CSEMM – 2022)

Mining Engineering

Coordinator

17 Jun 2022 - 19 Jun 2022

Brochure

Conference

Publications

15

Google Scholar h-index

22

Google Scholar i10-index

10

Scopus h-index

Total Publications: 39

B. Behera and H. B. Sahu, "Coal mine waste characterization and defluoridation property", Heliyon, vol.9, no.2, Elsevier, February 2023, doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13244 Article

H. B. Sahu, "Sustainable water management in surface mining operations - the way forward", in Proceeding of International Conference on Emerging Technology for Environmental Sustainability, pp.95-96, February 2023 Inproceedings

B. P. Sahoo, H. B. Sahu, I. V. Kanuri, M. K. Biswas, and A. K. Vidyarthi, "Assessment of metal pollution of Overburden in a Tropical Coalfield, Ib Valley, India: A Case Study", Journal of the Geological Society of India, vol.99, no.1, pp.37-46, GSI 2023, 10.1007/s12594-023-2264-6 Article

B. P. Sahoo and H. B. Sahu, "Assessment of metal pollution in surface water using pollution indices and multivariate statistics: a case study of Talcher coalfield area, India", Applied Water Science, vol.12, no.223, Springer, August 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-022-01743-y Article

B. Behera and H. B. Sahu, "Modified mine waste as an adsorbent for fluoride removal from contaminated water", Petroleum Science and Technology, Taylor and Francis 2022, doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2022.2071447 Article

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S. C. Bhuyan, S. K. Bhuyan, and H. B. Sahu, "Performance Evaluation of Waste Materials for the Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage to Remove Heavy Metals and Sulfate", Water Quality-Factors and Impacts, ch.9, pp.1-18, IntechOpen 2022, 10.5772/intechopen.99669 Inbook

B. Behera and H. B. Sahu, "A comparison of fluoride removal techniques using multi criteria analysis", International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, pp.1-12, Taylor & Francis 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2021.1934832 Article

D. S. Pradhan, B. P. Sahoo, and H. B. Sahu, "Hydrogeochemistry and surface water quality assessment of IB valley coalfield area, India", Applied Water Science, vol.11, no.153, pp.1-27, Springer 2021, 10.1007/s13201-021-01433-1 Article

B. P. Sahoo, H. B. Sahu, and D. S. Pradhan, "Hydro-geochemistry and surface water quality assessment of Ib valley coalfield area,India", Applied Water Science, Springer 2021, 10.1007/s13201-021-01433-1 Article

A. S. Naik, B. Behera, U. K. Shukla, H. B. Sahu, P. K. Singh, D. Mohanty, K. Sahoo, and D. Chatterjee, "Meneralogical studies of Mahanadi basin coals based on FITR,XRD and Microscopy -A Geological Perspective", Journal of the Geological Society of India, Springer 2021, 10.1007/s12594-021-1817-9 Article

B. P. Sahoo and H. B. Sahu, "Assessment and characterization of mine waste and fly ash material for effective utilization in opencast coal mines", International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, vol.9, no.1, pp.2490-2500, Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication, May 2020, 10.35940/ijrte.A1985.059120 Article

A. Ranjan, H. B. Sahu, and P. Misra, "Modeling and measurements for wireless communication networks in underground mine environments", Measurement, vol.149, Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, January 2020, 10.1016/j.measurement.2019.10698 Article

A. Ranjan, H. B. Sahu, P. Misra, and B. Panigrahi, "Leveraging Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Mining Industry: Research Opportunities and Challenges", Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Smart Cities, ch.7, pp.107-132, Springer, unmanned system technologies 2020, 10.1007/978-3-030-38712-9_7 Inbook

A. Ranjan, H. B. Sahu, and P. Misra, "MineSense: sensing the radiosignal behavior in metal and non-metal underground mines", Wireless Networks, vol.25, no.6, pp.3643-3655, Springer, August 2019, 10.1007/s11276-019-01959-y Article

S. K. Dash, H. B. Sahu, and A. K. Dash, "Atmospheric dispersion modeling using AERMOD to predict the impact of PM10 near Bileipada, Odisha", Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, vol.39, no.4, pp.299-306, Scientific Publishers, April 2019 Article

A. Ranjan, B. Panigrahi, H. K. Rath, P. Mishra, A. Simha, and H. B. Sahu, "A Study on Pathloss Model for UAV Based Urban Disaster and Emergency Communication Systems", in 24th National Conference on Communications, NCC 2018, no.8600260, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., January 2019, 10.1109/NCC.2018.8600260 Inproceedings

A. Ranjan, H. B. Sahu, and P. Misra, "MineSense: sensing the radio signal behavior in metal and non-metal underground mines", Wireless Networks, vol.25, no.6, pp.3643-3655, Springer Science 2019, 10.1007/s11276-019-01959-y Article

A. Ranjan, Y. Zhao, H. B. Sahu, and P. Mishra, "Opportunities and challenges in health sensing for extreme industrial environment: Perspectives from underground mines", IEEE Access, vol.7, pp.139181-139195, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019, 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2941436 Article

A. Ranjan, Y. Zhao, and H. B. Sahu, "Opportunities and Challenges in Health Sensing for Extreme Industrial Environment: Perspectives From Underground Mines", IEEE Access, vol.7, no.19088355, pp.139181 - 139195, IEEE 2019, 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2941436 Article

A. Ranjan, H. B. Sahu, and P. Misra, "Wireless Robotics Networks for Search and Rescue in Underground Mines: Taxonomy and Open Issues", Exploring Critical Approaches of Evolutionary Computation, ch.14, pp.286-309, IGI Global 2019, 10.4018/978-1-5225-5832-3.ch014 Inbook

H. B. Sahu and K. Tibrewal, "Greenhouse gas inventory for mines: An urge to develop clean technology", Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, vol.66, no.8, pp.526-530, Books & Journals Private Ltd., August 2018 Article

A. Ranjan, H. B. Sahu, and P. Misra, "DeepSense: sensing the radio signal behavior in metal and non-metal underground mine workings", in IEEE INFOCOM 2018 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), IEEE, Honolulu, HI, USA, April 2018, 10.1109/INFCOMW.2018.8406972 Inproceedings

B. Behera and H. B. Sahu, "Assessment of auto-oxidation potential of some Indian coals by differential thermal analysis (DTA) technique", Journal of Mines Metals and Fuels, vol.66, no.6, pp.347-353.362, Books & Journals 2018 Article

S. K. Dash, H. B. Sahu, and A. K. Dash, "Atmospheric dispersion model to predict the impact of gaseous pollutant in an industrial and mining cluster", Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, vol.4, no.3, pp.351-358, GJESM 2018, 10.22034/gjesm.2018.03.008 Article

A. and H. B. Sahu, "Slope stability issues in Liberia’s mines – an overview", The Indian Mining and Engineering Journal, vol.56, no.6, pp.11-18, Mining Engineers’ Association of India 2018 Article

A. Swain, M. Bepari, N. Patnaik, and H. B. Sahu, "Zigbee based wireless data acquisition system for underground mines — a feasibility study", in IEEE 21st International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC) 2018, pp.152-155, IEEE 2018, 10.1109/ISORC.2018.00031 Inproceedings

A. Ranjan, P. Misra, B. Dwived, and H. B. Sahu, "Studies on propagation characteristics of radio waves for wireless networks in underground coal mines", Wireless Personal Communications, vol.97, no.2, pp.2819-2832, Springer, November 2017, 10.1007/s11277-017-4636-y Article

A. Ranjan, P. Misra, and H. B. Sahu, "On the importance of link characterization for wireless sensor networks in underground mines", in 9th International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks, COMSNETS 2017, IEEE, June 2017, 10.1109/COMSNETS.2017.7945456 Inproceedings

A. Ranjan, H. B. Sahu, and P. Misra, "Wireless sensor networks: An emerging solution for underground mines", International Journal of Applied Evolutionary Computation, vol.7, no.4, IGI Global, December 2017, 10.4018/IJAEC.2016100101 Article

A. Ranjan, P. Misra, and H. B. Sahu, "Experimental measurements and channel modeling for wireless communication networks in underground mine environments", in 2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), pp.1345-1349, IEEE, Paris, France 2017, 10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928854 Inproceedings

B. Behera and H. B. Sahu, "Experimental evaluation of susceptibility to spontaneous heating of some Indian coals", Minetech, vol.37, no.3, pp.41-50, CPMDI, September 2016 Article

H. B. Sahu, N. Prakash, and S. Jayanthu, "Underground mining for meeting environmental concerns–a strategic approach for sustainable mining in future", Procedia Earth and Planetary Science, vol.11, pp.232-241, Elsevier, January 2015, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeps.2015.06.030 Article

S., H. B. Sahu, and B. K. Prusty, "High pressure adsorption of pure methane on dry coal sample and colligation with Langmuir adsorption isotherm", Mining Engineers Journal, vol.16, no.9, pp.24-26, Mining Engineers' Association of India, December 2015 Article

A. Ranjan and H. B. Sahu, "A survey report on operating systems for tiny networked sensors", Journal of Advanced Research in Networking and Communication Engineering, vol.1, no.1, pp.1-14, Advanced Research Publications, December 2014 Article

H. B. Sahu and S. S. Mahapatra, "Forecasting spontaneous heating susceptibility of Indian coals using neuro fuzzy system", Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, vol.31, no.2, pp.683-697, Springer, April 2013, 10.1007/s10706-013-9618-6 Article

H. B. Sahu, S. S. Mahapatra, and D. C. Panigrahi, "Fuzzy c-means clustering approach for classification of Indian coal seams with respect to their spontaneous combustion susceptibility", Fuel processing technology, vol.104, pp.115–120, Elsevier, December 2012, 10.1016/j.fuproc.2012.03.017 Article

H. B. Sahu, S. S. Mahapatra, K. Sirikasemsuk, and D. Panigrahi, "A discrete particle swarm optimization approach for classification of Indian coal seams with respect to their spontaneous combustion susceptibility", Fuel Processing Technology, vol.92, no.3, pp.479-485, Elsevier, March 2011, 10.1016/j.fuproc.2010.10.015 Article

H. B. Sahu, S. Padhee, and S. S. Mahapatra, "Prediction of spontaneous heating susceptibility of Indian coals using fuzzy logic and artificial neural network models", Expert Systems with Applications, vol.38, no.3, pp.2271–2282, Elsevier, March 2011, 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.08.015 Article

H. B. Sahu, S. S. Mahapatra, and D. Panigrahi, "An empirical approach for classification of coal seams with respect to the spontaneous heating susceptibility of Indian coals", International Journal of Coal Geology, vol.80, no.3-4, pp.175-180, Elsevier 2009, 10.1016/j.coal.2009.10.001 Article

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Courses Taught

MN201 : Mine Development {Theory}
MN2206 : Mine Ventilation {Theory}
MN232 : Solid Fuel Technology {Theory}
MN3222 : Solid Fuels and Clean Coal TEchnology {Theory}
MN330 : Mine Ventilation {Theory}
MN331 : Solid Fuel Technology {Theory}
MN332 : Solid Fuels and Clean Coal Technology {Theory}
MN333 : Mine Ventilation {Theory}
MN336 : Solid Fuels and Clean Coal Technology {Theory}
MN435 : Eco-friendly Mining {Theory}
MN6201 : Environmental Control and Management {Theory}
MN623 : Advance Environmental Engineering {Theory}
MN635 : Advanced Mine Ventilation {Theory}
MN640 : Eco Friendly Mining {Theory}
MN3271 : Mine Ventilation Laboratory {Practical}
MN3274 : Coal Characterization Laboratory {Practical}
MN370 : Mine Ventilation Laboratory {Practical}
MN375 : Mine Ventilation Laboratory {Practical}
MN377 : Solid Fuel Technology Laboratory {Practical}
MN378 : Solid Fuel Technology Laboratory {Practical}
MN6271 : Environmental Enggineering Laboratory {Practical}
MN672 : Advance Environmental Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
MN672 : Advanced Environmental Engineering Laboratory {Practical}

Research Scholars

Ph.D. Students [9]

Strategies for Removal of Hexavalent Chromium from Contaminated Water in the Mining Area of Sukinda Valley

Haripriya Mishra

Enrolled: Jul 2012

Graduated : Dec 2017

Supervisor

Characterization of Overburden and Fly Ash Materials for Backfilling in Opencast Coal Mines vis-a-vis Hydrogeochemical Analysis - A Case Study

Bishnu Prasad Sahoo

Enrolled: Jan 2013

Graduated : Dec 2018

Supervisor

Studies on Low-Power Wireless Sensor Networks for Improvement of Safety in Mines

Alok Ranjan

Enrolled: Mar 2013

Graduated : Oct 2018

Supervisor

Environmental Management of Koira Mining Region through Cumulative Impact Assessment Study

Simanchal Dash

Enrolled: May 2009

Graduated : Mar 2021

Supervisor

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Bidyutprava Behera

Enrolled: Jul 2018

Continuing

Supervisor

Mine Environment

Pallavi Behera

Enrolled: Jan 2020

Continuing

Supervisor

Control of Acid Mine Drainage in Coal Mining Areas

Satish Chandra Bhuyan

Enrolled: Jan 2021

Continuing

Supervisor

Geo-environmental and hydrological investigation of different stabilization materials in haul roads and dumps in opencast mines.

Jajneswar Biswal

Enrolled: Aug 2021

Continuing

Co-Supervisor

Water treatment

Manisha Das

Enrolled: Aug 2021

Continuing

Co-Supervisor

Executive Ph.D. Students [7]

Air Pollution Monitoring and Management

Chilambarasan A

Continuing

Supervisor

Assessment of Impact of coal mining on environment and human health

Sudeep Mahapatro

Continuing

Supervisor

Net Zero Approach for Coal Mining”.

Basavaraju Rohini Venkata Susheel Kumar

Continuing

Supervisor

Environmental Management in Mines

Manoj Kumar Sethy

Continuing

Co-Supervisor

Green Mining

Dipak Behera

Continuing

Supervisor

Environmental Management in Mining

Sumit Kumar Gupta

Continuing

Supervisor

Environmental Impact Assessment Process in India – A Critical Review

Bijaya Kumar Behera

Continuing

Supervisor

M.Tech by Research Students [1]

Impact of Surface Runoff from Opencast Coal Mines in the Ib Valley Basin and its Management

Dhruti Sundar Pradhan

Graduated (2016)

Supervisor

Dissertations

PG Dissertation

Kaushal Kishore (213MN1494), "Ambient Air Quality Modelling using Aermod and Particulate Matter Characterization in Opencast Mines" - M.Tech. Supervisor 2014-15 Spring
Adolphus Morris Garretson Dahn Gleekia (214MN1009), "Assessment of Environmental Impact of Iron Ore Mining and Its Mitigation Measures" - M.Tech. Supervisor 2015-16 Spring
Anmol Verma (216MN1470), "Assessment of Operators Exposure to Whole Body Vibration in Iron Ore Mines" - M.Tech. Supervisor 2017-18 Spring
Shanu Kumar (217MN1364), "ASSESSMENT AND PREDICTION OF RISK DUE TO WHOLE BODY VIBRATION IN MINES" - M.Tech. Supervisor 2018-19 Spring
Lalawmpuii (218MN1259), "APPLICATION OF BOWTIE XP FORHAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT IN MINING INDUSTRY" - M.Tech. Supervisor 2019-20 Spring
Santanu Adhikary (218MN1401), "Assessment and Control of acidity in water bodies" - M.Tech. Supervisor 2019-20 Spring
Peshmam Vustad Hakeem Kareemulla (219MN1579), "Financial Analysis of Some Indian Mining Companies" - M.Tech. Supervisor 2020-21 Spring
Nitish Kumar (220MN1089), "ASSESSMENT OF LAND USE LAND COVER CHANGE IN SUNDARGARH DISTRICT OF ODISHA" - M.Tech. Supervisor 2021-22 Spring
Sarthaka Dutta (220MN1490), "MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF MINING ON HYDROLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS" - M.Tech. Supervisor 2021-22 Spring
Goru Bharath (221MN1133), "Monitoring of Hotspots of Diesel Emission in Rourkela" - M.Tech. Supervisor 2022-23 Spring

UG Dissertation

Abinash Naik (111MN0395), "impact of iron ore mining on water quality" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2014-15 Spring
Gaurav Kumar (111MN0073), "impact of coal mining on water quality" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2014-15 Spring
Kailash Seervi (111MN0476), "PREDICTION OF CALORIFIC VALUE OF INDIAN COALS BY ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2014-15 Spring
Aditya Acharya (112MN0497), "Assessment of Spontaneous Heating of Coals by Thermal Analysis Technique" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2015-16 Spring
Kumar Abhishek (112MN0605), "Assessment of Spontaneous Heating Susceptibility of Coals using Wet Oxidation Potential Difference Technique" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2015-16 Spring
Paras Kumar (112MN0434), "Forecasting Hardgrove Grindability Index of Coal from its Intrinsic Properties using Artificial Neural Network" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2015-16 Spring
Piyush Dwivedi (112MN0477), "SURFACE RUNOFF MANAGEMENT IN OPEN CAST METAL MINES" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2015-16 Spring
Prateek Rout (112MN0575), "RECOVERY OF TITANIUM FROM RED MUD" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2015-16 Spring
Abhaya Kumar Mishra (113MN0483), "ASSESSMENT OF SPONTANEOUS HEATING OF COAL BASED ON ITS INTRINSIC PROPERTIES" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2016-17 Spring
Chetelli Venu (113MN0569), "STUDY OF SETTLING CHARACTERISTICS OF MINE EFFLUENTS" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2016-17 Spring
Samyak Sambit Mohapatra (113MN0109), "ACID MINE DRAINAGE AND ITS CONTROL IN IB VALLEY COAL FIELD, INDIA" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2016-17 Spring
Sri Satya Sai Sashank Mandiga (113MN0482), "STUDY OF SETTLING CHARACTERISTICS OF MINE EFFLUENTS" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2016-17 Spring
Akhilesh Kumar Gupta (114MN0275), "SIMULATION OF VENTILATION SYSTEM IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINES" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2017-18 Spring
Asim Kumar Satapathy (114MN0285), "Assessment of Settling Behavior of Mine Effluents" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2017-18 Spring
Nirvikalp Lokesh (114MN0527), "SIMULATION OF VENTILATION SYSTEM IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINES" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2017-18 Spring
Satya Sundar Sahani (114MN0533), "ASSESSMENT OF SPONTANEOUS HEATING OF COAL BY DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2018 Summer
Abhay Mishra (114MN0277), "IMPACT OF COAL MINING ON WATER QUALITY" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2018-19 Spring
Bishal Biswapriya Pradhan (115MN0183), "Assessment of spontaneous heating susceptibility of some Indian coals using Differential Thermal Analysis" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2018-19 Spring
Chinmaya Kumar Patra (115MN0677), "ASSESSMENT OF LEACHING CHARACTERISTICS OF RED MUD" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2018-19 Spring
Prangyadeepta Padhi (115MN0542), "ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL OF FLUORIDE IN MINING AREAS" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2018-19 Spring
Abhay Mishra (114MN0277), "IMPACT OF COAL MINING ON WATER QUALITY" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2019 Summer
Rahul Gupta (116MN0557), "STUDY OF FEASIBILITY OF UTILISATION OF LOW RANK COAL" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2019-20 Spring
Sandeep Paramanik (116MN0571), "ASSESSMENT OF SPONTANEOUS HEATING SUSCEPTIBILITY OF COALS USING DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2019-20 Spring
Subham Gupta (116MN0558), "Monitoring and Characterization of Airborne Particulate Matter in Opencast Mines" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2019-20 Spring
Vachist Wangel Adhikari (116MN0551), "ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF MINING IN BHUTAN" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2020 Summer
Bonthu Eshwar (118MN0792), "ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT IN MINES" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2021-22 Spring
Shiba Prasad Khuntia (118MN0563), "ASSESSMENT OF SPONTANEOUS HEATING OF COAL USING REGRESSION ANALYSIS" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2021-22 Spring
Abinash Panigrahi (119MN0776), "Geotechnical Characterization of Overburden material for backfilling in Mines" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2022-23 Spring
Shrey Jha (119MN0414), "Diesel Particulate Matter Monitoring in Mining" - B.Tech. Supervisor 2022-23 Spring
Bhaskara Behera (710MN1098), "ASSESSMENT OF SPONTANEOUS HEATING SUSCEPTIBILITY OF INDIAN COALS BY EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES" - B.Tech. M.Tech Dual Degree Supervisor 2014-15 Spring
Kushal Tibrewal (711MN1094), "APPLICATION OF CARBON FOOTPRINT IN MINING INDUSTRY" - B.Tech. M.Tech Dual Degree Supervisor 2015-16 Spring
Puppala Manoj (713MN1117), "ASSESSMENT OF LANDCOVER CHANGES DUE TO MINING IN SUKINDA AND TALCHER AREAS" - B.Tech. M.Tech Dual Degree Supervisor 2017-18 Spring
Amit Swain (714MN1113), "An IoT based Architecture for Monitoring Air Quality in Underground Environments" - B.Tech. M.Tech Dual Degree Supervisor 2018-19 Spring
Gunde Harish Kumar (713MN1119), "ACTIVE TREATMENT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN COAL MINES" - B.Tech. M.Tech Dual Degree Supervisor 2018-19 Spring
Ankit Kumar Bunkar (714MN1124), "Assessment of Spontaneous Heating Susceptibility of Coals by Experimental Techniques" - B.Tech. M.Tech Dual Degree Supervisor 2020 Summer
Debasis Tripathy (716MN1127), "Emission Inventory in Mines" - B.Tech. M.Tech Dual Degree Supervisor 2020-21 Spring
Rohan Kumar Pattanaik (717MN1029), "ROLE OF INTRINSIC PARAMETERS IN SPONTANEOUS HEATING SUSCEPTIBILITY OF COAL" - B.Tech. M.Tech Dual Degree Supervisor 2021-22 Spring
Bhupendra Kumar Tanty (718MN1022), "Investigation into the effects of intrinsic properties on spontaneous heating of coal" - B.Tech. M.Tech Dual Degree Supervisor 2022-23 Spring

Awards and Honours

Member, Board of Governors, State Pollution Control Board Odisha, 2022
Member of Star Rating Inspection team for inspection of coal mines for the base year 2019-20 as per the guidelines of Ministry of Coal, 2021
Member of the Expert Committee constituted by Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India to frame the draft regulations on Occupational Safety and Health for Metalliferous Mines in terms of Occupational Safety and Health Code- 2020 as per notification no. S-65025/02/2021/ISH-II (e-125816) dated 24.09.2021, 2021
Member of Technical Committee (Mining Sector) for Environmental Appraisal of Mining projects with leasehold area of 1000ha or more from 23.11.2021, 2021
Member of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee with effect from 08.03.2019, 2019
Member of the Technical Committee for the issue of "No increase in pollution load certificate" in persuance of MoEF&CC, Govt. of India vide SO 3618(E) dt. 23.11.2016, 2018
Member of BoG of NIT Rourkela from 09.03.2018 to 08.03.2020, 2018
Smt. Bala Tondon award by Mining, Geology and Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI) for the contribution towards Management of Environment in Mines for the year 2015-16., 2016
Biography included in Marqui’s Who's Who of the World in Science and Engineering 2011-2012, 2012
included in top 100 engineers 2011 by International Biographics Centre, Cambridge, England., 2012
Certificate of merit from Institution of Engineers (India), 2004

Memberships / Fellowships

Fellow, The Institution of Engineers(India), 2015
Member, Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society, 2011
Life Member, Mining Engineering Association of India, 2009
Life member, The Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India, 2008
Life member, Indian Society for Technical Education 1999, 1999

Academic Identity

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Himanshu Bhushan Sahu

39

Publications

5

Sponsored Projects

16

Consultancy Projects

16

Doctoral Students

3

Continuing Education

10

PG Dissertation

Personal Information

Prof. Himanshu Bhushan Sahu

Education Qualification

Experience

Laboratory Development

Expertise Information

Research Group

Areas of Interest

Projects

Continuing Education

Publications

15

Google Scholar h-index

22

Google Scholar i10-index

10

Scopus h-index

Total Publications: 39

Courses Taught

Research Scholars

Ph.D. Students [9]

Executive Ph.D. Students [7]

M.Tech by Research Students [1]

Dissertations

PG Dissertation

UG Dissertation

Awards and Honours

Awards and Honours

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